據(jù)世界石油網(wǎng)站3月21日?qǐng)?bào)道：知情人士表示，私募股權(quán)支持的天然氣勘探公司Rockcliff能源正在與顧問(wèn)評(píng)估來(lái)自競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手美國(guó)頁(yè)巖鉆探公司的收購(gòu)意向。

知情人士稱，這家總部位于休斯敦的公司可能會(huì)尋求40億美元或更高的收購(gòu)價(jià)格。據(jù)要求匿名的該消息人士稱，商議仍處于早期階段，Rockcliff不確定是否會(huì)達(dá)成任何交易，因?yàn)樾畔⒉还_(kāi)。

Rockcliff及其休斯敦支持者Quantum能源合作伙伴公司的代表沒(méi)有立即回復(fù)置評(píng)請(qǐng)求。

該公司成立于2015年，每日從得克薩斯州東部的海恩斯維爾頁(yè)巖中開(kāi)采超過(guò)10億立方英尺的天然氣。上周，Quantum子公司Trace Midstream同意將天然氣收集和處理資產(chǎn)以9.5億美元的價(jià)格出售給威廉姆斯公司。

雖然公開(kāi)交易的頁(yè)巖鉆探公司遵守財(cái)政紀(jì)律，但在過(guò)去一年中，勘探公司一直在提高美國(guó)頁(yè)巖油田的產(chǎn)量，以期吸引收購(gòu)興趣。

根據(jù)11月的一場(chǎng)投資者見(jiàn)面會(huì)上的信息，Rockcliff自成立以來(lái)已將產(chǎn)量提高了15倍，其投資組合中有1000多個(gè)尚未鉆探的目標(biāo)。

王磊 摘譯自 世界石油

原文如下：

Shale driller Rockcliff Energy weighs $4 billion sale

Rockcliff Energy LLC, a private equity-backed natural gas explorer, has been speaking with advisers as it evaluates takeover interest from rival U.S. shale drillers, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The Houston-based company could seek $4 billion or more in a sale, the people said. Deliberations are at an early stage, and there’s no certainty Rockcliff will conclude any transaction, according to the people who requested anonymity because the information isn’t public.

Representatives for Rockcliff and its Houston-based backer Quantum Energy Partners didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. 

Founded in 2015, the company pumps the daily equivalent of more than 1 billion cubic feet of gas from the Haynesville Shale in East Texas. Last week, its Quantum affiliate Trace Midstream agreed to sell gas gathering and processing assets to Williams Cos. for $950 million.

While publicly traded shale drillers are adhering to fiscal discipline, closely held explorers have been ramping up output in U.S. shale fields over the past year in hopes of attracting takeover interest.

Rockcliff has boosted output 15-fold since its inception and has a portfolio of more than 1,000 yet-to-be-drilled targets, according to a November investor presentation.